MARTA Jurisdictional Briefing City of Atlanta September 25, 2019 Jeff Parker | General Manager/CEO Agenda ✓ Advancing the More MARTA Capital Expansion ✓ Transit Oriented Development Update ✓ Artbound Program Update ✓ MARTA News ✓ 15th Amendment to the RTCAA 2 STATETRANSIT OF- ORIENTEDSERVICE ADVANCINGDEVELOPMENT THE (TOD MORE) MARTA CAPITAL EXPANSION Summerhill Bus Rapid Transit ✓ Recently met with FTA to confirm next • November MARTA Board meeting steps on route termini to confirm Locally Preferred • Late September, early October Alternative meetings with CAP and Midtown Alliance ✓ December initiate engineering work • October meetings with the residents and further project outreach at Georgia Hill Neighborhood Center 4 Corridor Planning Updates ✓ FTA Work Session being Scheduled ✓ Governance Structure being Finalized with City of Atlanta ✓ Notice to Proceed on Feasibility Studies to be initiated on the following: 1. Streetcar East Extension 2. Campbellton Road 3. Streetcar West 4. Beltline SW ✓ Clifton Corridor – NEPA Process and Coordination with CSX ✓ Arterial Rapid Transit (ART) – Currently working on ART design standards for Metropolitan Parkway, 5 Cleveland Avenue and Peachtree Road. Five Points Transformation ✓ Assess Feasibility of Structural Redesign of Station Plaza to Support High-Density development and Reconnection of Broad Street ✓ Create Opportunity to Improve Area Traffic Patterns, Bus Access and Circulation ✓ Restore 2 Blocks of Valuable Urban Land ✓ Create New Platform for Transit Oriented Development 6 Five Points Transformation ✓ The Transformation of Five Points Station is to Provide Several Convenient Entry Points (Head Houses) into the Station. ✓ The Entry Points will Increase Visibility of Access to Station and tie in with Transit Oriented Development Opportunity 7 Five Points Transformation Schedule ✓ Planning 9/2019 – 9/2020 ✓ Procurement for 4/2020 – 9/2020 Design ✓ Design 9/2020 – 9/2022 ✓ Construction 9/2020 – 4/2021 Management at Risk (CMAR) Procurement ✓ Pre-Construction 4/2021 – 9/2022 ✓ Construction 5/2022 – 6//2025 8 Federal Planning Process Feasibility Study identifies the need for potential transit improvements. Duration 9-12 Months Alternatives Analysis (AA) involves the study of a variety of transit investments and identification of a transit solution to address a transportation problem (LPA). Duration 12-18 Months Any potential impacts to the environment and community and how to mitigate such impacts are identified. Duration 18-24 Months Final Design phase. Must have committed funding sources. All engineering work is completed. Duration 2-4 Years Full Funding Grant Agreement in place with FTA. Construction time varies by terrain and project length. Duration 2-4 Years 9 Oakland City Station Vertical Transportation Update* ✓ Elevator installation on Murphy Avenue side of Oakland City Station began July 9, 2019 ✓ Final installation of Elevator is to be Completed and Open to the Public by Mid- to-Late October ✓ Formal Grand Opening Ceremony will take place November 18. Edgewood Candler ✓ Remaining 2 Elevators and Escalator Completely Rehabilitated *Additional Vertical Transportation updatesKing located Memorial in10 handout. TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Transit Oriented Development Update ✓ H.E. Holmes – iVillage @ MLK opened Aug. 27. ✓ Edgewood Candler – Vertical financing will close in September allowing for the commencement of construction on “Link”, a 208 unit multifamily project with 53 affordable workforce units. H.E. Holmes ✓ King Memorial – Following financing negotiations and FTA approval, vertical construction will commence on a 305 unit multifamily project with 98 affordable workforce units. ✓ Arts Center – In negotiation on a term sheet for the initial office phase of a mixed use project. Edgewood Candler 12 Transit Oriented Development Update ✓ North Avenue – RFP issued August 27. Proposals due on December 3 for proposed mixed-use development. ✓ Peachtree Center – In negotiation on a term sheet for a proposed hotel. North Avenue ✓ Lindbergh City Center – Pending FTA concurrence and transaction closing, Rubenstein Partners will own the office buildings formerly occupied by AT&TEdgewood and Candler ground floor retail. The new owner will invest significant capital into the refresh/redevelopment of LCC. MARTA will maintain ground lease. Lindbergh City Center 13 ARTBOUND UPDATE Artbound in Residence: Artist Studio at iVillage January 2020 Plaza Enhancement at Arts Center Station – December 2019 Concert on the Car – October 17, 2019 New Mural on PATH400 – October 20, 2019 Pianos for Peace at H. E. Holmes, Five Points, and West End - September 2019 - 2020 ArtboundLIVE at Five Points, Arts Center, Midtown, West End, Bankhead, HE Holmes, and Peachtree Center Station 3 – 6 pm Mon - Fri September 9 – December 23 NEWS MARTA Wins $2.6 Million Grant For Zero Emissions Electric Buses ✓ $2.6 Million Grant Awarded by the Federal ✓ Buses will Run on Routes 2 (Ponce Transit Administration to purchase 6 Zero- de Leon/East Lake) and 102 (Ponce Emission Battery Electric Buses and Electric de Leon/Little Five Points). Charging Infrastructure ✓ Removing 6 Diesel Buses will Reduce MARTA’s Greenhouse Gases and Smog-Forming Pollutants ✓ 40-Foot Heavy Duty Transit Xcelsior Buses with Passenger Capacity of 38 Standing and 38 Seated are expected to be deployed by July 2021 22 MARTA on Forbes’ 2019 List of Top 500 Midsize Employers ✓ MARTA is 1 of only 3 Transit Authorities to Earn the Distinction. ✓ List Compiled using Survey Results of 50,000 Individuals from 25 Industries. ✓ Midsize Category includes between 1,000 and 5,000 Employees ✓ Survey Conducted Anonymously by Forbes via Statista 23 MARTA Earns Prestigious Asset Management Certification ✓ MARTA Achieved the Prestigious International Standard for Asset Management ISO 55000 Certification ✓ MARTA is First Transit Agency in North America to achieve this Certification ✓ ISO 55000 Provides an Asset Management System Model that takes a Whole Life Cycle Approach. ✓ Certification Assists MARTA in Surpassing State and Federal Requirements 24 15TH AMENDMENT TO THE RTCAA 25 15th Amendment Rapid Transit Contract & Assistance Agreement ✓ (RTCAA) Governs Relationship between MARTA and Member Jurisdictions ✓ Periodically amended for System Changes ✓ 15th Amendment will Cover Several Issues • Align contract with legislative authority for full MARTA penny through 2057 • Retain current bond ratings and strong position with federal government for future Capital Investment Grant (CIG) funding options • Expansion of the current engineering report to cover all potential expansion projects across Atlanta, DeKalb County and Fulton County • Allows jurisdictions to opt in to a TOD Advisory Council • Removes Clayton SPLOST as potential revenue 26 QUESTIONS? 27.